Misplaced views each time Xcode restarts

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I'm using storyboards for the first time in my app

When I close Xcode, I have 0 warnings about misplaced views or anything pertaining to my storyboard. When I restart Xcode and open the storyboard, 3 out of my 15 scenes have misplaced view warnings.

Without touching anything (other than selecting the file), I can issue a git status and see that the .storyboard file has changes. If I git diff, I see this included in multiple areas of the file:

<variation key="widthClass=compact" misplaced="YES">
    <rect key="frame" x="8" y="56" width="130" height="34"/>
</variation>

If an element already had <variation key="widthClass=Compact" node, then the misplaced attribute and rect node are added.

The only thing I have to do to get the warnings to go away is click on each one, make sure "Update Frame" is selected, and click "Fix Misplacement". That fixes everything until I restart Xcode.

The basic structure of my scene is:

UIView
    UICollectionView
        UICollectionReusableView
        UICollectionViewCell
        UICollectionViewCell
    UISegmentedControl

How can I prevent this from happening each time I restart?

Probably the same thing (or related) ... http://stackoverflow.com/a/6903204/499581 — l'L'l, Mar 26 '15 at 22:28
sometimes if you open the storyboard and change nothing, the misplace warning occurs, you see there will be M symbol appear right away when you opened the storyboard file. dont open the sotryboard unless you want to make changes. — Teja Nandamuri, Aug 28 '15 at 18:47
try restarting the computer or reloading the project as thats a Xcode problem — crazy_tiger_corp, Sep 28 '15 at 08:13
It can be due to size class... please check any Width and Any height class... — KishoreThindaak, Oct 20 '15 at 09:40
why not just issue a git stash command so you won't need to manually reset them and then push? — eNeF, Nov 12 '15 at 10:09
Possible duplicate of [Missplaced views every time i open the storyboard](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26354665/missplaced-views-every-time-i-open-the-storyboard) — Caleb Kleveter, Nov 12 '15 at 15:20
yea if you don't need size classes, disable them entirely (same place you disable auto layout) — valheru, Nov 14 '15 at 05:03
Often happens when you have conflicts or if you have calculated constraints that don't round to a whole number of pixels, some times you can reduce a priority somewhere and fix this — mcfedr, Feb 13 '16 at 23:15
Did you find any solution on that issue? It's driving me crazy since iOS 7 — BlackM, Jun 27 '16 at 12:59
do you have any branches in your git.or some other people working with the same git ? — Thanveer Ahammed, Jul 13 '16 at 06:03

Sushree Swagatika · Answer 1 · 2016-05-28T07:53:55.727

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This generally happens when you have not set the constraints properly.

Try removing all views inside the UIViewController and adding newly again along with your constraints.

Clean and run your code.

edited May 28 '16 at 07:53

answered May 27 '16 at 09:27

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SHN · Answer 2 · 2016-07-09T14:15:07.523

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One possible reason for misplaced views is: If you have used live views(IBDesignables) in storyboards then if you open the storyboard and quickly move to some other file before the IB has finished building all the live views then the the views get misplaced. The IB starts building the live views as soon as you view the story board in the editor. To fix the misplaced views, allow IB some time to finish building the storyboard by staying on the storyboard for few moments, and the misplaced views will get fixed.

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answered Jul 08 '16 at 15:34

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This does not really answer the question. If you have a different question, you can ask it by clicking [Ask Question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask). You can also [add a bounty](http://stackoverflow.com/help/privileges/set-bounties) to draw more attention to this question once you have enough [reputation](http://stackoverflow.com/help/whats-reputation). - [From Review](/review/low-quality-posts/12947482) – HiDeoo Jul 08 '16 at 21:41
@HiDeo: I was trying to answer the question but my selection of words was not proper I guess. I have edited the post to make more sense (I hope!) – SHN Jul 09 '16 at 14:16

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 08 '16 at 17:28

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In my case it happens for all labels / buttons with custom fonts and intrinsic (not explicitly defined) sizes. Looks like an Xcode bug.

answered Sep 08 '16 at 17:28

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It is a Xcode bug, and it appears still be there/back in Xcode 8.2.1. Workaround: use code for views. – brainray Apr 12 '17 at 11:56

Xinyu · Answer 4 · 2016-07-20T13:40:31.783

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I face the same issue before, and I suppose it's not our fault, it's just a Xcode's bug.

If your .storyboard file changed but you didn't touch anything, just select the file and select the Xcode menu Source Control -> Discard Changes in "xxxx.storyboard"..., it should be work :)

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answered Jul 20 '16 at 13:27

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 20 '16 at 15:58

This issue is caused when you add constraints that don't fit the actual screen size at run time. for example : if you have a UIButton with width that exceeds screen width (let's say width 600) and you add fixed width constraint to that UIButton but no leading or trailing constraints , Xcode won't give you warnings as there are no conflicts, but when you actually run the app on a device or simulator with screen width less than 600, Xcode will automatically adjust UIButton width to fit the screen width which is less than 600, causing your layout constraints to change to what fitted the screen at runtime

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 13 '16 at 07:06

If you are using size classes then either your constraints are not up to the mark (according to all device type if Any-Any). If not then try to adjust the frame or constraints and check once again.

Auto layout may also cause this issue. You will get all the information regarding the warning once you click on them.

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered May 10 '16 at 19:03

I used to face the same problem with my previous app. What I noticed is that the size of storyboards matters here.

This is Xcode issue.

If we use storyboard of any width any height, this problem doesn't occur. If you are using storyboards of size Compact width regular height, this issue occurs.

So try to use default storyboard sizes in Xcode

score 0 · Answer 8 · edited Jul 10 '18 at 21:37

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click to preview a regular file (not .xib or .storyboard file)
quit Xcode
run git checkout .
restart Xcode

the .storyboard file is not modified now.

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score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Jul 10 '18 at 21:37

A simple fix may be to simply allow Xcode to choose constraints for you, then go back and check what it has chosen to be sure it will work for you.

In storyboard:

Select View Controller giving you problems
Resolve Auto Layout Issues (bottom right)
Selected Views: Reset to Suggested Constraints

To check what constraints have been reset:

Select each View within controller
Constraints Inspector (top right)
scroll down and examine constraints

score 0 · Answer 10 · edited Jul 10 '18 at 21:37

In the bottom of the storyboard we have the option to select the size class. If I change the option from wRegular hRegular to any other option I get the similar issue. I don't know the reason for this.

Try to resolve it by selecting the same size class after opening the project as you have selected before closing the project.

For example, if you have selected the size class as wCompact hRegular for iPhone and you have closed your project. After opening the project again, you will see that the size class has changed to wRegular hRegular. Because of this the view objects change. Select wCompact hRegular again to resolve the issue.

Hope it will help.

score -3 · Answer 11 · answered Feb 10 '16 at 20:31

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First check you have implement all constraints.If all constraint are correct then delete related constraint and rebut again.

answered Feb 10 '16 at 20:31

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I am facing the same problem, but you can easily solve it by just using "fix misplacement". You do not need to worry because this happened when you are not using normal size. – WasimSafdar Jul 13 '16 at 15:57

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